THEME EXPLORATION

religious punishment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Les Incendiaires
Les Incendiaires
1906 · Georges Méliès
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961 · Michael Curtiz
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
My Last Day
My Last Day
2011 · Barry Cook
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces like 'Vampyr' and 'Ordet' explore divine judgment, faith, and spiritual torment through metaphysical horror and transcendent imagery.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films including 'Salò' and 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' directly confront religious doctrine, sin, and brutal consequences of transgression.

 Wes Anderson United States

His films 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' deeply examine religious fervor, moral corruption, and the psychological punishment of guilt and delusion.